Deploying applications to AWS EC2 often becomes a repetitive, manual, and error-prone process involving SSH setups, Nginx configurations, environment handling, instance provisioning, and constant debugging.
DeployEase is a platform I built to eliminate all of that complexity.
DeployEase provides a clean, guided, and automated workflow for deploying Node.js, Python, React, and static applications directly to AWS EC2 with real-time logs, SSH access, autoscaling support, volume resizing, and complete instance lifecycle management.
Whether you're a solo developer, a student learning cloud, or a freelancer building for clients, DeployEase streamlines deployment into an efficient, predictable, one-click experience.
🔐 Seamless GitHub Authentication
DeployEase uses OAuth GitHub login to let you sign in instantly.
Once authenticated:
- Your GitHub repositories are fetched automatically
- You can deploy any repo directly to AWS
- No setup overhead just log in and start deploying
📊 Clean and Insightful Dashboard
After login, you are welcomed by a simple, structured dashboard:
When you have no deployments:
A clean empty state page appears, guiding you to deploy your first application.
When deployments exist:
Each deployment card provides three essential actions:
1 View Details
- Shows real-time instance state
- Streams terminal logs from running Node/Python apps
- Displays configuration and process info
- Helps debug failed deployments instantly
2 Delete Deployment
A complete teardown workflow:
- Deletes deployment entry from the database
- Terminates the EC2 instance
- Removes the associated Security Group
- Removes Nginx config + symlink
- Cleans all server-side resources
Zero leftovers. Zero AWS costs.
3 Live SSH Terminal (Browser-based)
DeployEase gives you a full interactive SSH terminal directly inside the browser:
- Run Linux commands:
ls,cd,cat - View/edit code using
nano - Explore logs or inspect running services
- Perform advanced debugging
- No PuTTY, no local SSH setup, no keys to manage
It feels exactly like AWS EC2's web terminal — but seamless inside your app UI.
📁 Your GitHub Repositories — One-Click Deploy
The Your Repos page lists all your GitHub repositories with a single action:
🟢 Deploy on AWS
Clicking this opens the configuration page where you define the deployment parameters.
⚙️ Intelligent Deployment Configuration
DeployEase supports multiple application types:
- Node.js
- Python (Flask/FastAPI/Django minimal)
- React
- Static sites
On the configuration page, you provide:
AWS Settings
- Access key
- Secret key
- Region
App Settings
- Running port
- Entry file (
server.js,index.js,app.py, etc.) - Subdirectory (if your project lives in
/clientor/backend) - Environment variables (auto-written to
.env)
Once submitted, DeployEase:
- Provisions a new EC2 instance (or uses an existing one)
- Sets up Security Groups & inbound rules
- Installs required packages (
node,python,pm2,pip, etc.) - Clones the repo
- Installs dependencies
- Creates environment configuration
- Generates and installs Nginx configuration
- Starts the app
- Streams all logs to your browser in real-time
Everything is automated, observable, and structured.
🌐 Fully Automated Nginx Setup
DeployEase manages Nginx for every deployment.
For Node/Python Apps
- Creates a unique config file in
/etc/nginx/apps/ - Symlinks it to
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ - Includes auto-generated reverse proxy rules (to your app port)
- Reloads Nginx safely
For example:
location /<slug>/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:<port>;
}
For Static/React Apps
- Builds the project (React)
- Copies final build to
/var/www/<slug> - Creates an Nginx config pointing to that directory
- Serves at:
http://<instance-ip>/<slug>
Every app gets its own slug-based URL routing.
🧩 Deploy Multiple Apps on a Single EC2 Instance
You can choose:
✔ Create a new EC2 instance
or
✔ Use an existing instance
If you deploy to an existing instance:
- Nginx gets an additional location block
- Multiple apps are served on the same machine
- Ideal for deploying frontend + backend together
- Perfect for cost-saving architectures
🔄 Update Environment Variables Anytime
Need to modify .env?
DeployEase allows you to update environment variables at any time.
The system intelligently rewrites your entire .env file safely and consistently.
🌍 Get Instant Deployment Output
At the end of every successful deployment, you get:
- Public IP
- Auto-generated URL:
http://<ip>/<slug>
Your application becomes available to the world immediately.
🧱 Volume Resizing for Existing Instances
Without manually touching the AWS console, you can:
- Select an EC2 instance
- Enter a new disk volume size
- Click apply
DeployEase then:
- Extends EBS volume
- Grows OS partition
- Expands filesystem (ext4)
This is usually a multi-step Linux procedure but DeployEase automates it gracefully.
📈 Autoscaling with ASG + ALB
DeployEase lets you convert any running application into a scalable setup:
- Choose your instance
- Provide min/max capacity
-
DeployEase creates:
- Auto Scaling Group
- Launch Template
- Application Load Balancer
- Target Groups
- Health Checks
This enables:
- High availability
- Zero downtime scaling
- Load distribution
- Production-grade architecture
🛠 Tech Stack Behind DeployEase
- Next.js (App Router)
- Prisma + PostgreSQL
- AWS SDK v3
- Socket.io (for live logs & SSH)
- Nginx + PM2
- Secure encryption for credentials
- Tailwind CSS (UI styling)
- Custom server-side automation scripts
Designed with clean architecture and scalability in mind.
🧭 Future Considerations & Upcoming Enhancements
DeployEase is still evolving. Some major improvements planned for upcoming versions include:
1 Custom Domain Support
Attach your own domain (e.g., app.yourdomain.com) by automatically creating:
- Route53 hosted zones
- DNS A records
- SSL certificates (via AWS ACM)
- HTTPS Nginx configurations
2 Automatic SSL (HTTPS) for Every Deployment
Even without a custom domain — DeployEase can issue temporary SSL certificates, enabling:
- Secure access
- Encrypted API communication
- Public production-grade deployments
3 Containerization Options
Introduce Docker-based deployments:
- Build Docker image
- Push to ECR
- Deploy using ECS or EC2 Docker runtime
This will simplify environment conflicts and dependency management.
4 CI/CD Pipeline Integration
Push-to-deploy support:
- Merge PR → auto deploy
- GitHub Webhooks → auto update
- Rollback on failure
5 Team Workspaces
Allow teams to collaborate within DeployEase:
- Shared deployments
- Role-based access
- Multiple AWS accounts
6 Deployment History & Versioning
Record all deployments and allow:
- Rollbacks
- Change tracking
- Audit logs
7 Kubernetes Deployment Support (Long-term Goal)
Provide simplified K8s deployments for advanced users.
Potentially using:
- EKS
- Karpenter
- LoadBalancer services
🎯 Conclusion
DeployEase is built to make AWS EC2 deployment:
- Faster
- Simpler
- More reliable
- Transparent
- Developer-friendly
- Cost-efficient
Instead of spending hours configuring servers, PM2, Nginx, security groups, ports, and processes you can deploy multiple production-ready apps in minutes with full observability, built-in SSH access, autoscaling, volume resizing, and complete lifecycle automation.
This is just the beginning — and DeployEase will continue evolving into a complete DevOps automation toolkit.
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